Get the best from PC gaming with Alienware this Black Friday

Black Friday 2017 is here, bringing with it the usual mountain of discounts and special offers on top-end PC gaming systems, components and peripherals. Finding the best deals can be tricky, but one thing is certain: Alienware offers the best PC gaming experience that money can buy.

Year-on-year, the number of people flocking to the premium end up the spectrum is growing, and there are now thought to be over 1.2 billion PC gamers of the world's 1.8 billion total video game players. At the moment console gaming is in rude health, however there are a number of reasons why desktops are still the platform of choice for the masses.

Assuming you've got a monitor and machine to support it, PC gaming is the only platform that allows for 4K gaming as standard. With this in mind, you might consider Dell's Alienware 25" Gaming Monitor this Black Friday for uninterrupted gaming with unbelievable views, custom AlienFXTM lighting, dynamic on-screen display, 240Hz refresh rates and NVIDIA G-Sync technology. Pair this with the VR-ready New Alienware Aurora PC—which comes with an 8th Generation Intel Core i7 processor, Windows 10 Home, 16GB of memory, and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080—and you're guaranteed to get eye-watering visuals from the best games available today.

PC gaming of course boasts some exclusive modern titles, such as the all-consuming role-playing game Divinity: Original Sin 2, grand strategy fantasy adventure Total War: Warhammer 2, and the hugely successful online shooter PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. If blockbusters aren't your cup of tea, the PC landscape also has a thriving indie scene, with What Remains of Edith Finch, Tacoma and Night in the Woods arriving in 2017 alone.

You'll find all of the above and a huge amount more available to buy (usually at a lesser price than their console counterparts) on Valve's digital distribution platform Steam—which, by the end of 2015, had over 125 million registered accounts, with 12.5 million concurrent users. The ever-burgeoning esports scene's highest-grossing games are also exclusive to PC in the likes of Dota 2, League of Legends, and Heroes of the Storm.

Virtual reality is another medium best represented by PC gaming, and best supported by Alienware. Designed for VR, the new Aurora was engineered to exceed today’s virtual reality requirements. It provides a range of systems to bring players the most immersive VR experience imaginable, and offers Oculus or HTC Vive virtual reality configurations for powerful, immersive VR experiences. With convenient tool-less access, it also offers easy upgradeability for the next wave of VR whenever it rolls around. The Alienware 17's eye-tracking technology even lets you ditch your headset and play certain games with your eyes.

Upgradability is perhaps PC gaming's biggest draw over its console rivals. Depending of their specifications, desktops can be the most powerful gaming machines you can buy and, unlike consoles, can be internally upgraded. A new graphics card or processor can instantly lift the most demanding of games from their lowest to ultra settings—in turn granting PC gaming a considerably longer lifespan. Alienware is with you every step of the way, with a number of great deals on high-powered hardware this Black Friday.

Get your Black Friday Alienware special treat, with 15% off standing offer as well as free shipping and great savings on accessories, services and support.